Moving to a new country always comes with a learning curve, but the right websites and apps can make everyday life in Poland much easier. Here’s an updated 2026 list of the tools that make daily life easier here, from finding an apartment to ordering dinner.

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Finding a place to live

There are two routes to finding an apartment in Poland: free (searching listings yourself) or paid (through an agency). Agency commission usually runs from half a month’s rent to a full month’s rent, plus 23% VAT.

Important 2026 update: Gumtree.pl, once a major classifieds portal, shut down its Polish operations entirely in April 2022. Don’t rely on it, and treat older links to it as dead. Current portals worth checking:

  • olx.pl: the largest general classifieds site (housing, jobs, goods);
  • otodom.pl: the leading dedicated real-estate portal;
  • gratka.pl: another popular real-estate portal;
  • closed Facebook groups organized by city/district: listings often appear there before they hit the big portals.

If you want to save time, just Google “agencja nieruchomości” plus your city name, and the top results will show the most popular local agencies.

Public transport

For getting around any city, use jakdojade.pl: it remains the standard journey planner for public transport across most of Poland’s major cities. Enter a stop, street, or point on the map, and it will show you routes with or without transfers.

Keep in mind that fines for riding without a valid ticket are steep, and unpaid fines get referred to court.

Every major city or metro area has its own official transport authority website, for example:

Buying a ticket on your phone

If you missed the ticket machine or a kiosk, you can always buy a ticket from your phone. The most popular apps in 2026 are still moBILET, SkyCash, mPay, and buying directly inside the JakDojade app. All of them are still active, but exactly which cities and ticket types each one supports differs, so check before you travel to a specific city.

Taxis and ride-hailing

Besides calling a traditional taxi, several apps are widely used in Poland:

  • Uber: still one of the main players;
  • Bolt: now one of the most popular apps for both taxi rides and e-scooters in major cities;
  • FREE NOW (formerly mytaxi; the app was rebranded across Europe, but it’s still available in Poland under this new name).

All of them work on both iOS and Android.

Trains

Rail travel is popular in Poland. If you want speed and comfort, take PKP Intercity, especially the high-speed Pendolino trains.

For 2026, the main official resource for timetables and ticket purchase is portalpasazera.pl, a portal and app that consolidates schedules and delay information for different carriers (the old rozklad-pkp.pl address is no longer the primary sales channel).

If you’re on a budget, look at TLK trains: they’re cheaper but slower than Pendolino.

Flights

A number of budget airlines fly to and from Poland: EasyJet, Eurowings, RyanAir, Wizzair. Look for cheap tickets on esky.pl (still a major Polish platform for flights, hotels, and package deals) as well as global services like Skyscanner.

Universities

If you’re looking for the right Polish university, start with the annual ranking published by perspektywy.pl. It’s still the go-to source for information on the best universities, technical schools, and high schools in Warsaw and across Poland.

Online shopping and parcel delivery

Allegro.pl remains Poland’s dominant online marketplace by a wide margin.

For delivery, most shoppers prefer InPost parcel lockers (paczkomaty), a network deeply integrated with most Polish online stores (including Allegro and OLX) that many people now use instead of courier delivery.

German amazon.de has served Polish customers directly since 2018, and since 2021 Amazon has also run its own amazon.pl domain for the Polish market.

Food delivery

Home food delivery is as popular in Poland as everywhere else. In 2026 the market is shared by several major players:

  • Pyszne.pl: one of the leading local platforms;
  • Uber Eats: active in most major cities;
  • Glovo: delivers not just food but also groceries and small items from stores;
  • Wolt: another major platform with strong presence in big cities.

Cars and safety

Otomoto.pl remains Poland’s largest site for buying and selling cars.

Driving culture in Poland can differ from what you’re used to: secure a parking spot near your home and workplace in advance. Neighbors will report an illegally parked car to the police, and a fine “you can’t get out of” can end up costing you a lot, up to having your car towed.

If you believe there’s a safety issue in your neighborhood, use the police’s Krajowa Mapa Zagrożeń Bezpieczeństwa (National Safety Threats Map) and file a report there.

Warsaw residents also have access to the Warszawa 19115 portal and app, a Warsaw-specific (not nationwide) city service for reporting property damage, illegal advertising, road accidents, and similar issues.

If a situation threatens someone’s life or health, call 112.